Join Rev. Dr. Ken Sloane, Director of Stewardship at Discipleship Ministries, on September 17 as he shares ideas on how your church might end the year strong!
Announcements
State of Church Compensation Webinar
Join ChurchSalary and Church Law & Tax on August 21 at 2 pm for a free webinar discussing recent budget, pay, and employment trends.
Announcing Fall Quarter Lay Servant Ministries Classes
Your Lay Servant Ministries team is pleased to announce five courses for our 2024 Fall Quarter. These classes are open and available to all UMC laity, whether or not you have taken a class with us before.
Register for a class today and get ready to be surprised by how God uses your learning to inspire new ministry opportunities.
Registration is open. Claim your spot today!
Ministry with the Forgotten
with Joey Shelton
Mondays, 6-8pm, starting
October 14, 2024
Zoom
Public Prayer
with Jim Bolyard
Saturday, October 19, 2024
in-person (Spring Hope)
Discover Your Spiritual Gifts
with Rhonda Morris
Saturday, October 26, 2024
in-person (Currituck)
Dancing with Words
with Ray Broadwell
Saturday, November 2, 2024
in-person (Fuquay Varina)
For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts
with Jeanna Gregory
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Zoom
New Email Addresses for Conference & District Staff
We recently created new email accounts for some Conference and District appointed staff. They are listed below. Please update your records and direct all future correspondence to the appropriate address.
Clergy emails will be monitored for non-staff-related messages. Moving forward, please use the new email addresses to ensure prompt responses and communication.
You can find additional Conference and District staff email addresses on the Staff page of our website.
New District Superintendent Emails
beaconds@nccumc.org – Beacon DS (Gina Miller)
capitalds@nccumc.org – Capital DS (Chris Brady)
corridords@nccumc.org – Corridor DS (Claire Clyburn)
fairwayds@nccumc.org – Fairway DS (Sunny Limm)
gatewayds@nccumc.org – Gateway DS (David Blackman)
harbords@nccumc.org – Harbor DS (Tara Lain)
heritageds@nccumc.org – Heritage DS (David Joyner)
soundds@nccumc.org – Sound DS (Jon Strother)
New Staff Emails
a2b@nccumc.org – Assistant to the Bishop for Clergy Life (Beth Hood)
dcm@nccumc.org – Executive Director of Connectional Ministries (Ismael Ruiz-Millán)
discernment@nccumc.org – Associate Director for New Faith Communities and Clergy Life (Hope Ledbetter-Bock)
peacebuilding@nccumc.org – Director of Peace Building & Outreach Ministry (Rhonda Grant Jordan)
youthdirector@nccumc.org – Director of Youth Ministry (Jason Villegas)
Tropical Storm Debby Update: August 12
NC Conference Disaster Ministries has connected with contacts across the Conference to assess needs and damages following Tropical Storm Debby. So far, impacts have been localized damage.
If your church or parsonage sustained damage from the storm, please contact your District Superintendent (DS) and District Disaster Response Coordinator (DDRC). If your community was impacted, please contact your DS, DDRC, and the Disaster Call Center.
We will continue to share updates as more information becomes available. Here are the latest updates and opportunities to serve:
🔨 Early Response Teams Needed
Early Response Teams are needed within the next few days to help tarp a roof at New Hope UMC in Rowland, NC.
If you or your team are able to serve, please contact the Disaster Call Center at 888-440-9167 or disaster@nccumc.org. After you register, we will send you a confirmation and site contact details.
High temperatures are anticipated, but weather forecasts are predicting less humidity. Take precautions, stay hydrated, and take breaks while working outside. View a flyer with tips on how to work safely in the heat→
🧰 UMCOR Kits
Help assemble UMCOR menstrual hygiene, hygiene, and cleaning kits at MERCI on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays. If you are interested in serving at MERCI, please contact 888-440-9167 or disaster@nccumc.org.
📞 Call Center
Thank you to all who have reached out about serving in the Call Center. There is no need for additional assistance at this time. If you are interested in learning more about serving in the Disaster Call Center for a future event, please contact us at 888-440-9167.
NFC July 2024 Newsletter
Give Thanks
In Ecclesiastes chapter 3, the writer of Ecclesiastes shares a well-known passage that was also famously adapted by The Byrds into a 1965 Billboard #1 Hit, “Turn! Turn! Turn!” The passage (and the song) remind us that “for everything there is a season.” I was familiar with many of the claims in the passage (a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance; a time to plant and a time to uproot). However, it was during an adult bible study a few years ago, when I paid closer attention to the closing verse in this chapter. Ecclesiastes 3:22 says, “So, I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work”.
There have been many seasons of the work of the Office of New Faith Communities over these last three years. We have expanded our work of co-creating new places for new people to gather in communion with Jesus Christ to include equipping congregations through our Lighthouse Congregations initiative, welcoming displaced people through the UM Collective, and addressing emerging United Methodist deserts through our partnership with The Duke Endowment. We have also remained committed to our core work of equipping churches, pastors, and lay leadership teams to co-create new places to welcome new people. It is truly a joy to see new people gather together and experience the transforming and liberating love of God and the love and support of God’s people.
In this newsletter, we pause to give thanks for the work of Rev. Seyun Hwang and the people of Genesis UMC (Cary, NC), and for Rev. Dr. Layne Harpine and the people of Pine Valley UMC (Jacksonville, NC). We also celebrate with Ware’s Chapel UMC for receiving the “One Matters” Discipleship award during Annual Conference this year. Thank you for your prayers and support as we strive to co-create new places for new people to gather in communion with Jesus Christ.